General Biology at Howard University

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Howard General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

Howard General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Howard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Howard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Howard University.

Howard General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	132
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Howard General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Howard University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	208

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Genetics

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Medical Scientists	580	$104,280
Biological Scientists	520	$104,460
Biological Science Professors	390	$142,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.